Eugenio Suarez was 3-for-4 with his 11th HR on the season. Suarez is simply hitting the ball on the ground far too often, which has knocked his BABIP down nearly 100 points compared to last year. While the power his great, his line drives have fallen dramatically. It seems as though he will pick that back up as the year progresses, as his 14% LD% is elementary. More good things should come for Suarez soon.
In just over 90 ABs, Howie Kendrick has put together one of the best stretches of his career at age 35. Hopefully you're smart enough to realize that it is highly, highly unlikely for this to continue. Kendrick has had trouble staying healthy (to put it mildly), so don't buy into this hot streak unless you're desperate to fill a position. It's not sustainable.
If you were bearish on Joe Musgrove, think again as he gave up 8 ER with 5 walks in just 3 IP yesterday. Musgrove came into the game with an excellent 2.63 ERA and 2.74 FIP, but an xFIP of 4.17. Despite a number of flyballs yesterday, he didn't give up a HR, but was batted around quite a bit. Musgrove looks like he should be better - an improved GB% and SwStr% this season would be good things, but it hasn't translated to results. Until we see a bit more, leave him on the waiver wire.
Tanner Roark was dominant in a win yesterday, lowering his ERA to 3.27 while going 6 scoreless against the A's. It's certainly worth noting that Roark was well surpassed his peripherals to date; his 4.84 SIERA entering yesterday and 7.4% SwStr% are hardly worth writing home about. I'm avoiding Roark in all formats for those reasons. Despite the solid ERA so far, don't fall for the façade.
Michael Wacha went 5.2 innings, allowing 9 hits and 4 ER while picking up a win. Wacha has regressed significantly this year, as his ERA/FIP/xFIP/SIERA are all up across the board. The 27-year-old has lost velocity for the second straight year and overall cannot be trusted moving forward.
